Hope you liked the last chapter. I enjoyed writing it. Thanks for reading.
'Lunch with Emily' in Rory's POV-
"I cannot believe you would do this to me." Mom complained as she got dressed to go to lunch.
"Get over it, mom. I need you to be there. And I wanna tell Luke in an atmosphere where he's not going to kill Logan right away. He's uncomfortable there so I figured if we take separate cars, he'll have a fighting chance."
"Luke isn't going to kill him. He does however think of you as a daughter so be prepared to sit there and do nothing. Speaking of daughters, you'll have to tell your dad, too." Mom looked at me and she looked sad that he was my father. I didn't wanna tell him, or deal with him on any level.
"I'll tell him when I get around to it. He doesn't get the fatherly curtsey that Luke does. He's never been there and now with what he's done to you. I don't care if I never see him again." I started crying.
"Aw, sweetie. This is your first hormonal freak out. I'm so proud." She hugged me and I smiled.
"You tell your dad whenever you feel comfortable, okay. You don't have to talk to him. You can send him a nice letter or fruit basket."
"I think I'll decide when the time comes, okay? One crisis at a time. Now I have to deal with the grandparents." I flopped down on mom's bed.
"Are you all ready to go?"
"Yes. Mom all set. I even have tongue depressors in case they have strokes."
Mom smiled. "I've taught you so well. Let's go." She pulled me off of the bed and we went down to find Logan.
"I don't understand why I have to go to this stupid thing. They hate me, I hate them. Why am I torturing myself like this?" Luke complained as he adjusted his tie.
"Because. Rory asked you to. She loves you and has something very important to tell you. She needs you there. Okay?" mom answered. They thought I wasn't listening. I was looking for Logan but I could still hear what they were saying.
"Fine. But I am not talking to them. I hate them."
"Whatever you say, sweets." Mom fixed his tie just as I found Logan. He pulled me into my room.
"Are they going to kill me?" he asked. He looked pale and panicked.
"Probably." I laughed. "No. I promise. You'll be fine. All I'm going to is tell them. If they act uninterested or cruel we are so out of there. But, you do know they're going to tell your parents, right?"
"I figured. And I called my father's secretary and she said he's out of town for the week. We should be fine till then. One crisis at a time." I laughed at him, repeating what I had said about telling my own father. Guess that's something else in common we have.
"You guys coming? Because I am so not telling them myself." Mom poked her head into my room.
"Yeah, yeah." Logan and I got off the bed and enjoyed a very silent car ride to the club.
"Well, hello Logan. Lovely to see you again. How are your parents?" grandma said.
"They're doing just fine, Emily. Thank you. Dad's away on business and mom is at a spa in the Alps. I'll tell them you say hi when I talk to them next." Logan was the usual charmer.
"That would be nice. Why don't we sit? I hear that Rory has some sort of surprise for us all." Grandpa said and led us to a table set for six. I looked up at him and I knew that I was going to spoil all their plans and be a bigger disappointment them my mother ever was. We sat, ordered drinks, and it went silent.
I cleared my throat. "I suppose now would be as good as time as any to make my announcement. Grandma, Grandpa, you guys have always given me more than you should have. You've helped me and mom financially so many times; I'm not sure where we'd be without you. And Luke. You've been my father for as long as I can remember. Always helping me and mom do whatever needed to be done. I'm almost glad I have the biological father I do, because otherwise, we would have never had you. The three of you are huge parts of my life. And with mom and now Logan, I have a real family. And I'm adding one more to that family. I'm pregnant." I was in tears by the end. Everyone sat there in a deafening silence. I honestly couldn't tell if they were happy or sad or disappointed. I think shocked was the word I would use to describe the look they had.
"Please, say something guys." Mom spoke up.
"I really don't know what you want us to say, Lorelai. I feel light headed. I think I need some air." Grandma said and went to leave the table.
"Please sit back down." I said quietly.
"Yes, Rory?" she asked and sat.
"I need you guys to be a part of this baby's life. I will not let it grow up the way I did; not knowing two of the most amazingly generous and loving people I've ever met. Please don't do that to me." I locked eyes with my grandfather and he sighed.
"Do you need anything, Rory?" he asked.
"No. I have everything I need. I have some money saved and I'll get a job at the bookstore in Stars Hollow and I'll save for the rest. That's not why I want you to be involved." I had no idea where I was going to get all this money. Babies were expensive and I had nothing. But I would figure it out.
"There's no way you have everything you could possibly need for this child, Rory. If you need something, we will get it for you."
"No. I can't let you do that. If it's one thing I inherited from mom, it's her stubbornness. I am a Lorelai. I can do this on my own. But having you guys around would make it better."
"Here are your drinks. Is there anything I can get for you?" the waiter appeared and asked.
"Not right now, thank you." He left.
I looked at Logan and Luke. They were sitting there, in complete silence. Each man with his own thoughts. Logan was gonna be a daddy and Luke, a grandfather.
"Are you guys okay?" I asked, looking at them.
"Yes. Thank you." Was Logan's polite response.
"I need to think about this. I mean, you're Rory. My little Rory. The least annoying child on the face of the planet." Luke looked like he was going to cry.
"Sweetie, I think maybe, it might be time for us to leave. I think it's just a little hard for him to digest. He loves ya, though, so don't be upset. Just enjoy your lunch." Mom whispered to me.
"Sure. I'll see you guys back at home." I stood as mom and Luke stood and I hugged Luke. "I love you, dad." He looked at me, smiled, and walked to the exit with mom.
"So, Logan, what do you plan to do?" Grandpa asked.
"Can we order? I'm starving." I laughed, nervously.
"Obviously, you will be taking over your father's business but that won't happen for some time. How do you plan to support my grand-daughter and your child?"
"Well, Richard…"
"No. He doesn't have to worry about the supporting. This is no one's fault and you can't bully him into taking over. I will be taking care of everything. Logan will only contribute what he feels necessary and lots of love for our baby."
"Rory. I'm surprised at you. You wanted to be a foreign reporter. And you're going to throw it all away now? You've worked so hard for this."
"Please understand what I'm saying. I love Logan. And I love this little whatever it may be. I won't ask Logan to give up his life for me. He will do what he wants and so will I. We're not married and we won't be for some time, if ever. I don't know the future but Logan and I will make great parents. He loves me and we're very happy. This is a set back but it doesn't mean it's a bad one."
"I will always be there and they will always have everything they need. I'm going to make sure of that. This will not end badly, Richard. You have my word." Logan promised.
"Well, I hope your word is good enough for Rory. She's a bright girl and she deserves only the best."
"And I have no intention of having her settle for anything less than perfection."
"I have to go." I got up and walked quickly to the ladies' room and threw up. I washed my face and tried to sort through the mess this had become. And I thought sleeping with Dean was a low point in my life. I realized that I can't think that way because then everyone has the right to say those things. "You're perfect, no matter what you become." I whispered to my stomach and then walked back to the table. Logan was standing and holding my coat.
"We should get going. I'm sorry about everything but we wanted you to be the first to know." Logan helped me into my coat and we quietly left the club.